The bank account was running low, and there were other bills sitting on her desk waiting to be paid.

She took a step backward from the desk, waiting to flee the room at his dismissal.

He lived to sit at the desk in his empty office, motionless, idle, waiting.

I wondered how long they'd keep the penguins on their desks waiting for me to come back.

You'll find several reports on your desk waiting for your attention.

"I have a dentist sitting on my desk now waiting to be sent out," she said, referring to his contract.

And all the time my eyes watched the man behind the desk waiting for death to reach out.

A pile of mail sat on her desk waiting to be opened.

His death warrant is already on my desk waiting for my signature.

All the following day I sat behind my desk waiting for the next hammer blow to fall.